Steven Tyler (born Steven Victor Tallarico; March 26, 1948) is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and the frontman and lead singer of the Boston-based rock band Aerosmith, in which he also plays the harmonica, and occasional piano and percussion. He is also known as the "Demon of Screamin'" and is equally known for his on-stage acrobatics. During his high-energy performances, he usually dresses in bright, colorful outfits with his trademark scarves hanging from his microphone stand. Rolling Stone has named him one of the greatest singers of all time.


In the 1970s, Tyler rose to prominence as the frontman of Aerosmith, which released such milestone hard rock albums as Toys in the Attic and Rocks. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, Tyler had a heavy drug and alcohol addiction, and the band's popularity waned. He completed drug rehabilitation in 1986 and has subsequently maintained sobriety for over 20 years, aside from a painkiller addiction in the late 2000s, for which he successfully received treatment in 2009.[1] After Aerosmith launched a remarkable comeback in the late 1980s and early 1990s with the albums Permanent Vacation, Pump, and Get a Grip, Tyler became a household name and has remained a relevant rock icon. As a result, he has since embarked on several solo endeavors including guest appearances on other artists' music as well as film and TV roles (including a judge on American Idol). However, he has continued to record music and perform with Aerosmith, after more than 40 years in the band. He recently was included among Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Singers.[2] He was also ranked 3rd on Hit Parader's Top 100 Metal Vocalists of All Time. In 2001 he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with Aerosmith, and he was the presenter when AC/DC was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2003.

After moving to Boston in the late 1960s, Tyler eventually met up the musicians that would form the rock group Aerosmith. He reportedly met up with guitarist Joe Perry and bassist Tom Hamilton while they were playing in different bands in the Sunapee, New Hampshire area. Guitarist Ray Tabano (who was later replaced by Brad Whitford) and drummer Joey Kramer joined up with the others to form Aerosmith. The band played its first gig together in 1970 and shared an apartment in Boston.

Aerosmith played its first gig together in 1970, and by 1975, emerged as one of the world’s leading rock bands. Forty years later, the “Bad Boys from Boston” continue to excite fans in stadiums and arenas worldwide. Aerosmith came full circle when they played to a sold-out crowd in August 2010 at Fenway Park, a few blocks from where they had their humble beginnings as a band. Closing out the show, Tyler appeared atop the famed Green Monster in the outfield projecting his classic smash “Dream On” on a white baby grand piano in what can only be described as one of the greatest moments in recent rock-and-roll history.

The band has sold over 100 million records and has won numerous prestigious awards, including Grammys, American Music Awards, Billboard Awards and MTV Awards. Aerosmith was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001. Many of the band’s greatest hits have topped the Billboard charts throughout the years: “Dream On,” “Walk This Way,” “Sweet Emotion,” “Toys In The Attic,” “Janie’s Got A Gun,” “I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing,” “Livin’ On The Edge,” “Cryin,” “Crazy,” “Amazing,” “Pink,” “Love In An Elevator,” “Dude (Looks Like A Lady) and “Mama Kin.”

Their trendsetting videos defined the video era, and the band has infiltrated rock history with their memorable film and TV appearances, including “Wayne’s World,” THE SIMPSONS and the Super Bowl XXXV Halftime Show in 2001, as well as with their own version of Guitar Hero, the smash hit video game.

Tyler’s autobiography, “Does The Noise In My Head Bother You?,” is set for release in mid-2011.

He lives in Los Angeles.

Auditions concluded tonight for the 10th season of American Idol, and the judges’ remaining picks for the Top 24 semifinalists were revealed. The Top 24 semifinalists are: Males – Casey Abrams, Jovany Barreto, Jordan Dorsey, James Durbin, Clint Jun Gamboa, Tim Halperin, Stefano Langone, Brett Loewenstern, Jacob Lusk, Scotty McCreery, Paul McDonald and Robbie Rosen; Females – Naima Adedapo, Lauren Alaina, Kendra Chantelle, Ashthon Jones, Thia Megia, Haley Reinhart, Karen Rodriguez, Pia Toscano, Lauren Turner, Tatynisa Wilson, Julie Zorrilla and Rachel Zevita.

Male singers scheduled to perform Tuesday, March 1 (8:00-9:30 PM ET/PT) include:

Casey Abrams
Hometown: Wilmette, IL
Currently Resides: Idyllwild, CA
Age: 20

Jovany Barreto
Hometown: Harvey, LA
Currently Resides: Harvey, LA
Age: 23

Jordan Dorsey
Hometown: Laplace, LA
Currently Resides: Donaldsville, LA
Age: 21

James Durbin
Hometown: Santa Cruz, CA
Currently Resides: Santa Cruz, CA
Age: 22

Clint Jun Gamboa
Hometown: Long Beach, CA
Currently Resides: Long Beach, CA
Age: 26

Tim Halperin
Hometown: Omaha, NE
Currently Resides: Fort Worth, TX
Age: 23

Stefano Langone
Hometown: Kent, WA
Currently Resides: Kent, WA
Age: 21

Brett Loewenstern
Hometown: Boca Raton, FL
Currently Resides: Boca Raton, FL
Age: 17

Jacob Lusk
Hometown: Compton, CA
Currently Resides: Compton, CA
Age: 23

Scotty McCreery
Hometown: Garner, NC
Currently Resides: Garner, NC
Age: 17

Paul McDonald
Hometown: Huntsville, AL
Currently Resides: Nashville, TN
Age: 26

Robbie Rosen
Hometown: Merrick, NY
Currently Resides: Merrick, NY
Age: 17

Female singers scheduled to perform Wednesday, March 2 (8:00-9:30 PM ET/PT) include:

Naima Adedapo
Hometown: Milwaukee, WI
Currently Resides: Milwaukee, WI
Age: 26

Lauren Alaina
Hometown: Rossville, GA
Currently Resides: Rossville, GA
Age: 16

Kendra Chantelle
Hometown: Loudon, TN
Currently Resides: Nashville, TN
Age: 22

Ashthon Jones
Hometown: Valdosta, GA
Currently Resides: Nashville, TN
Age: 24

Thia Megia
Hometown: Hayward, CA
Currently Resides: Mountain House, CA
Age: 16

Haley Reinhart
Hometown: Wheeling, IL
Currently Resides: Wheeling, IL
Age: 20

Karen Rodriguez
Hometown: New York, NY
Currently Resides: New York, NY
Age: 21

Pia Toscano
Hometown: Howard Beach, NY
Currently Resides: Howard Beach, NY
Age: 22

Lauren Turner
Hometown: Covington, LA
Currently Resides: Slidell, LA
Age: 24

Tatynisa Wilson
Hometown: Shreveport, LA
Currently Resides: Aurora, IL
Age: 20

Rachel Zevita
Hometown: New York, NY
Currently Resides: New York, NY
Age: 23

Julie Zorrilla
Hometown: Denver, CO
Currently Resides: Hollywood, CA
Age: 20

Next week, the Top 24 will be split into two groups – 12 males and 12 females – and perform for the first time for America. The 12 male semifinalists will perform Tuesday, March 1 8/7c, and the 12 female semifinalists will perform Wednesday, March 2 8/7c on FOX. Then, tune in to see who America picks to become a finalist on the season’s first LIVE results show Thursday, March 3 8/7c.

At the end of each performance show, the phone lines will open for at least two hours and American Idol viewers will be able to vote for their favorite contestant(s) via the branded toll-free telephone numbers (1-866-IDOLS-01, -02, etc.). AT&T wireless subscribers can use their cell phones to vote by texting the word “VOTE” to the four-digit short code (5701, 5702, etc.) that corresponds with the contestant of their choice. Additionally, fans will be able to cast their votes online right here on AmericanIdol.com.

To vote online during the voting window, fans should visit americanidol.com and follow the directions. Fans will be required to log in using their Facebook account to access the American Idol voting page, which will feature the name and photo of each of the current contestants. To vote, fans will simply choose their favorite contestant, complete the security verification and submit their choice. After each performance show and during the online voting window, fans may cast up to 50 total online votes for that evening's performances. Only fans with a registered Facebook account in the U.S., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands will be able to cast their vote(s) online.

Emmy Award-winning American Idol is created and executive-produced by Simon Fuller, Founder, 19 Entertainment, a division of CKX, Inc; and executive-produced by Cecile Frot-Coutaz, CEO, FremantleMedia North America, Inc.; Ken Warwick, Executive Producer, FremantleMedia North America, Inc.; and Nigel Lythgoe, President, Big Red 2 Entertainment. AMERICAN IDOL has been No. 1 among Adults 18-49 for the past seven consecutive seasons and currently ranks as the No. 1 television show of the 2010-11 season.

On Wednesday, "American Idol" promised all night to reveal its top 24 contestants, but they ultimately revealed the identity of only five semi-finalists. On a Beatles-themed evening, they said hello to the likes of karaoke host (and onetime tormenter of fellow singer Jacee Badeaux) Clint Jun Gamboa, small featured but very soulful singer/songwriter Paul McDonald, and sweet-voiced Naima Adedapo, who left behind a life of scrubbing toilets at a Milwaukee concert venue for life crooning in Idol Land.

Yet they also said goodbye to a bunch of reality show hopefuls we'd come to know well. As they await word on Thursday (February 24) of the remainder of the top 24, let's take a moment to keep in mind a number of season 10's most memorable singers who got the boot on Wednesday.

They can wonder why producers ever invited the alarmingly fragile 25-year-old to Hollywood -- only falling onto her knees and bursting in to riotous tears at the New Jersey audition earned her a golden ticket -- but there is no doubting that Sullivan became one of the season's most recognizable faces (even if that face was most often contorted in tears). While they desired to be the first show-tune pop star, Sullivan in lieu became another contestant who melted in the spotlight. They tried to quit in the work of group week, forgot her lyrics in the work of a subsequent solo performance, and then got married, seemingly on a whim, to her fella when the show made a Vegas stopover. Her wedding present from "Idol" producers? A one-way ticket back home.


Molly DeWolf Swensen
They were seriously kind of surprised this White House intern was still in the competition. After being heavily featured in the work of her Milwaukee audition -- and judge Steven Tyler exclaiming of the high-heeled, blond-haired singer, "Who knew what was goin' on at the White House?" -- the 22-year-old virtually disappeared from the screen. When they popped back up on Wednesday, they were reminded of her killer audition of "Sitting on the Dock of the Bay." Alas, she'll be heading back east to help President Obama run the country than assisting Randy Jackson's try to rescue "Idol" ratings.

Chris Medina
Chicagoan Chris Medina, 26, melted hearts in his show-ending audition with the story about his longtime love, Juliana Ramos, and the car accident that forever changed their lives. After eight years together, Medina proposed to his girlfriend two years ago and the couple planned to wed soon after. A short time later, though, she was in a car accident that left her with a traumatic brain injury and in a coma that doctors didn't think she'd wake from.
Most "Idol" observers believed Medina was a lock to make the top 24. Not only did they possess an above-average device, but they arrived on the scene with a heartbreaking backstory. His fiance suffered a traumatic brain injury following a car accident and Medina became her caretaker. Wheelchair-bound, they was ushered in to the audition room in Milwaukee and made to clutch Medina's golden ticket after his admirable take on Script's "Breakeven." They went on to be featured often in Hollywood Week but left judge Jennifer Lopez in tears when they said by way of booting him off on Wednesday, "It honestly breaks my heart to say this. ..."

Connie is a HUGE phenomenon all over the world because she has a voice of an angel. She was the youngest superstar to make it to the semifinals of Britain’s Got Talent. Simon Cowell loved her so much, his words: “This girl is just special, She’s an amazing little girl with a beautiful voice. I have never felt such a powerful silence in my life as when Connie sang. It was pure magic.” Connie has an outstanding and Incredible voice.



Q #1: At what age did you start singing?

Connie’s Answer: “I started singing, as soon as I could talk. This is what my mum tells me, as I can’t really remember.”

Q #2: At what age did you start learning guitar?

Connie’s Answer: “I have only just started learning the guitar, about 8 weeks ago. I need to learn chords E,G, D. first. Then, I will move onto others.”

Q #3: Who are your inspirations?

Connie’s Answer: “I like Celine Dion, Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston and Aritha Franklin. There are lots more as well.”

Q #4: Do you write songs? If so, what songs have you written?

Connie’s Answer: “I have written four songs so far. Only one will go onto my next album though, it’s called “Beautiful World.”

Q #5: What is your favorite part about singing and performing?

Connie’s Answer: “I love singing very much, and if I can make someone smile when I do sing, that’s even better.

Q #6: What is your favorite song to sing live?

Connie’s Answer: “Somewhere Over the Rainbow.”

Q #7 Where has been your favorite place you have performed so far?

Connie’s Answer: “There have been lots of places that I have loved to perform. Maybe meeting Oprah and singing on her show, singing on Ellen’s show, or singing and meeting George Clooney, at one of his charity events, in Germany. I know I have enjoyed them all.”

Q #8: If you could perform anywhere, in the world, where would it have to be?

Connie’s Answer: “I really don’t mind, sometimes when we go to our local karaoke. I enjoy that as much as anywhere else.”

Q #9: If you could perform with anyone, in the future, who would it have to be?

Connie’s Answer: “There are lots of people, I think Mariah Carey or Aritha Franklin”.

Q #10: How did you find out and get your mom to let you try out for Britain’s Got Talent?

Connie’s Answer: “I saw Simon Cowell, on television, asking for people to go his new show. I kept asking my mum, until she eventually phoned them for a application form.”

Q #11: What was it like making it to the semifinals and being the youngest new talent on Britain’s Got Talent?\

Connie’s Answer: “I had a great time and everyone was very nice to me. I managed to get to the final, it was a great experience, and I loved every moment of being part of the show. Simon is really a very nice person, not like he makes out on television.”

Q #12: Can you tell us more about your Jewelry line “ConnieGirl Jewelry”?

Connie’s Answer: “The jewelry is for all types of cancer charities, any that are sold, so much goes to that charity. I had a lot of fun designing some of them, especially the “Toys for Tots” bracelet. I was the ambassador for “Toys for Tots” last year and went to Washington to sing in front of some generals and their families. They were all very nice people, and I was very honored to have been asked.”

Q #13: Are you currently working on any singing/recording going on right now?

Connie’s Answer: “I will be starting soon on my new album. I’m really looking forward to that. It’s great fun.”

Q #14: Do you have an advice for anyone wanting to sing as a career or advice in general about careers?

Connie’s Answer: “I think whatever people want to do. They should try there best and enjoy it.”

Q #15: What was it like to be invited and perform on Ellen and Oprah’s talk shows?

Connie’s Answer: “I was very lucky to be invited, I went to Chicago and Los Angeles and had a great time. Ellen and Oprah are both lovely people and made me feel very welcome.”

Q #16: What is your favorite current TV show?

Connie’s Answer: “I don’t have a favourite TV show. I like most of all the children’s shows.”

Q #17: If you were stuck in one TV show which would it have to be?

Connie’s Answer: “I’m sorry, I don’t know the answer to that.”

Q #18: What was the last movie you saw in the movie theatre?

Connie’s Answer: “Nanny Mcphee 2.”

Q #19: What is your favorite subject in school?

Connie’s Answer: “I like two, English and art.”

Q #20: Do you like to read? If so, what book has been your favorite so far to read?

Connie’s Answer: “I’m reading the “Twilight” books, at the moment. My sister, Mollie, showed them to me, and I think they are very good. I take them to school as well and read them in my spare time.”

Q #21: What do you like to do for fun besides singing?

Connie’s Answer: “I like plying with my friends, riding my bike, netball, playing in my garden and shopping.”

Q #22: What is your favorite restaurant/food place where you live in England?

Connie’s Answer: “There is a restaurant in a big park by me. It has a big lake and a beautiful view were we sit. That’s probably the best. We always go out after the meal and stand by the lake and skip pebbles into the water. My brother, Josh, always does the most bounces with the pebbles.”

Q #23: Do you have any pets?

Connie’s Answer: “I don’t have any pets at the moment. I love to play with my friends pets, but we haven’t got time as a family at the moment to look after a pet properly and that wouldn’t be nice to do that to them.”

Q #24: If you had a soundtrack to your life what song/songs would have to be on it?

Connie’s Answer: “I think the song “Beautiful World” which will come out soon, would suit me.”

Q #25: What charity is closest to your heart?

Connie’s Answer: “My nan passed away with breast cancer. So I would choose this, although I would help any charity if I can.”

Q #26: Do you have a favorite quote or saying that is always on your mind?

Connie’s Answer: “I’m sorry but I don’t.”

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